How would you compare a career in social work with elementary school teaching? Given that underlying values overlap so much, how might you decide which would spark more passion, happiness, and success? (Not that any career is perfect.)
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posted by elephantsvanish
on Nov 22, 2012 -
12 answers
My younger brother has just finished tenth grade. His math teacher was a martinet. His math teacher next year might turn out to be one too. How can I help my brother cope with this kind of instructor?
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posted by Nomyte
on Jun 13, 2012 -
21 answers
Calling all teachers, camp counselors, parents, educators, and others with related experiences: share your best call-and-response attention-getters! Most of mine have grown stale and I want to mix it up.
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posted by ORthey
on Apr 21, 2012 -
18 answers
I'm looking for a fully online MA program in TESOL or a related field like Applied Linguistics, that is NOT meant for K-12 public school teaching, with the aim of professionalizing myself as an English tutor. I found the New School's program
here, that would certainly cover all my bases, but I simply wouldn't be able to afford the cost. Can you help me find other options?
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posted by StrikeTheViol
on Jan 9, 2012 -
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What's the quickest and cheapest way for a new high school science teacher to get 40 matching scientific calculators? The school is inner-city with a high poverty rate and limited resources. Are there donation programs available for this sort of thing, or are there retailers with discount programs?
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posted by beandip
on Oct 28, 2011 -
15 answers
Hi,
I will be going to a teacher associate job interview next week. This is where I will be sort of like a teacher's aide. Do any of you have great comments or responses that will impress the interviewer?
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posted by lynnie-the-pooh
on Jul 27, 2011 -
12 answers
My government has made severe cuts in education, due to that and the fact I'm only in my 2nd year of teaching the probability that I would be laid off is very high. I have a sociology degree and an education degree, but I'm struggling any job that asks for either.
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posted by bluehermit
on Apr 19, 2011 -
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My partner is doing her Ph.D in English but is starting to think she wants to teach elementary or high school. We're in Canada. We've got questions about the job market, location, and the benefits and burdens of getting the Ph.D.
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posted by Beardman
on Feb 8, 2011 -
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I've been seriously considering becoming a high school math teacher. I have some experience teaching in a classroom, and lots of experience tutoring. What I'd like to know now - before I jump into an alternative degree program - is what it's actually like
being a teacher day in and day out. If I'm not going to be able to hack it, I'd rather know now.
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posted by Gori Girl
on Nov 9, 2010 -
30 answers
Calling all teachers! (or people with great ideas!) Any suggestions for activities I can have students do who finish their work early?
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posted by bluehermit
on Sep 13, 2010 -
34 answers
Resources to help a high-school history student become a better test-taker, especially in multiple-choice exams?
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posted by dealing away
on Jul 19, 2010 -
16 answers
Barbara Sher has a kit that guides you into
running your own Success Teams. Vixen Noir is about to train facilitators for her
erotic performance art course. I was a Trainee at a women's circus here last year, and at one point there was an opportunity to learn how to facilitate a certain style of hooping classes. What other packages and classes are there that train you to be a facilitator/teacher of a certain style?
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posted by divabat
on Mar 1, 2010 -
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NYC Teaching Fellows vs Urban Teacher Resident? Does anyone have experience with either of these programs?
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posted by bengarland
on Dec 29, 2009 -
7 answers
Since I don't necessarily care if I get fired at the end of the year, what can I do to make this a memorable and completely awesome school year for my second graders?
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posted by HotPatatta
on Sep 28, 2009 -
59 answers
How do I become an amazing, inspiring, organized, respected, and effective teacher? What did your favorite teacher do that set him/her apart? Your tips, anecdotes, and resources (particularly online) are appreciated.
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posted by acidic
on Sep 13, 2009 -
22 answers
Due to the economic crisis, the small business I’m a partner in very likely won’t last through the end of the year. After a lot of soul-searching, I’m not sure I want to continue in my current industry and am looking at a possible career change at the age of 35 – becoming a high school English teacher.
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 30, 2009 -
11 answers
What are some yoga training programs or traditions that might be compatible with the Bikram yoga teacher training I've already done? I'd like to be able to teach classes beyond the 26-postures-2-breathing-exercises, and I'd also like to be able to teach a style of yoga that isn't as highly regulated in terms of restricting where/what you can teach.
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posted by erigeneia
on Apr 1, 2009 -
3 answers
I'm a secondary physics teacher in the UK and would like to teach in California for a year or more from September 09. What do I need to do?
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posted by bullox
on Jan 21, 2009 -
4 answers
Think-Back-To-High-School-Filter: What incentives / prizes / privileges really motivated you? (Aside from grades)
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posted by Alabaster
on Jan 17, 2009 -
31 answers
What's the easiest path to becoming a teacher? Can you help me decide on an online teacher certification program? Any anecdotes or perspective on online education would be particularly helpful.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 1, 2008 -
7 answers
Calling all teachers! What's the hardest part about being a teacher (aside from the teaching/classroom/students)?
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posted by taz20075
on Sep 2, 2008 -
20 answers
I'm seriously considering becoming a teacher, and am not sure if I should pursue traditional or alternative certification. I'd be interested to hear from anyone who's done either, and what the pros and cons were for you.
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posted by odayoday
on Jul 31, 2008 -
13 answers
I have several general (and some specific) questions about teaching high school in the U.S.
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 17, 2008 -
16 answers
My formal educational background/profession is in a different area, but I would be interested in teaching a seminar on spirituality, comparative religion, and philosophy at a university. I've studied these areas informally. Anyway, I want it to be mostly a participatory, discussion-oriented class, not one where I pass down my knowledge from on high. How hard would this be to do and how should I go about doing it -- esp. at a well-known university like, say, NYU? I don't need much if any compensation.
posted by Malad
on Mar 24, 2008 -
17 answers
If you loved the activity of teaching -- both individual tutoring and lecturing -- and had a law degree from a prestigious law school, are there any jobs you could get (other than law professor) that would pay a lot of money and give a decent amount of free time? Suppose you weren't idealistic and didn't care what you taught or to whom...
posted by shivohum
on Feb 3, 2008 -
11 answers
I have a friend who is an excellent but fairly new (2 years experience) teacher now teaching 1st-graders in a poor inner-city school. She finds that they are lethargic, often barely able to keep awake, and hardly respond to her. Are there any great books/articles she should be reading?
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posted by shivohum
on Sep 3, 2007 -
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I've resolved to start private piano lessons this coming fall semester, and want to know how to evaluate (and what questions to ask of) potential piano teachers.
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posted by phrontist
on Jun 17, 2007 -
7 answers
Can a California boy find work as an elementary/primary school teacher in one of the BIG Canadian cities? What is the salary for a teacher like?
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posted by HotPatatta
on Mar 26, 2007 -
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What do you like most and least about being an elementary school teacher? I'm changing careers and want the lowdown.
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posted by HotPatatta
on Feb 12, 2007 -
13 answers
My wife and I will be moving to Los Angeles come this spring. She heard from a colleague that landing a teaching job (K-8th, public or private) is especially hard in LA. Is this true?
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posted by JPowers
on Sep 3, 2006 -
8 answers
A pupil at my Mum's school head-butted her today. She lost a tooth. She doesn't like teaching, and I don't want her to have to go back to that school ever again...
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posted by godawful
on Jan 30, 2006 -
19 answers
A K-12 school I am involved in wants to be able to publish digital portfolios of student work on the web. As to additional functionality (i.e. Commenting on work, Blogging) I'm open to proposals. Since the budget doesn't allow us to pay someone to hack apache and write code we're looking for an out of the box solution. I believe that
Userland's Manila would let me do this at least in part - are there any other solutions I can be looking at?
posted by dhacker
on Dec 9, 2003 -
5 answers
